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Introduction
2010 has given witness to the effects of the financial crisis on the PV industry, with some companies
surviving, and others washed out. Despite these effects, the industry as a whole has recuperated and is
displaying strong growth trends once again.
ENF Ltd is now ready to offer its 4th edition of the Chinese Cell and Panel Manufacturers Report. The total
data collection process has taken 15 man-months of time, concluding August 2010. Since then, we have been
rigorously conducting quality checks, ensuring our status as the most accurate and trustworthy source of PV
information on the market.
“I am very glad with Chinese ingot and wafer report so far – seems very good and professional."
"I have been using and purchasing information on the photovoltaics industry for nearly 25 years. I have
well established sources and am skeptical of newcomers trying to sell reports - often without sufficient
detail or rigor. I'm happy to say that ENF's new report meets my standards for quality of information and
provides an excellent new source of information on the PV industry."
- Bill Rever, Strategic Marketing Manager, BP Solar
"Thanks very much for your reports, I believe your reports are of great use to people in the PV industry.
We used to collect and analyse this information by ourselves which consumed too much time. These
reports by ENF definitely meet our requirements, and help us understand the industry better."
- Li Wei, Director of Management Department, Yingli Solar
"Your report was very useful for us. We appreciate the Chinese market survey a lot."
- Fabrizio Bonemazzi, Marketing Manager, ENEL
"Thanks again for the report, it has been very helpful for me in trying to come to a better understanding
of the PV marketplace in China."
- Bill McGrail, Business Development Manager, Guardian Industries Corp.
"Thank you very much. I think you have collected very valuable information."
- Dr. Tassos Golnas, Solar Technology Analyst, SunEdison.
"Thanks to ENF's very interesting and comprehensive China-Report we gained a better overview of the
Chinese market. It showed the market potential as well as the competitive environment. The detailed in-
depth profiles helped us to evaluate which companies are conforming to our stipulated target group and
enabled us to contact them directly. The report was worth its price in terms of quality and quantity and we
are already curious about the upcoming edition.""
- Robert Bürkle GmbH, Marketing, i.A. André Harter
“Depending on your reports, we could get more accurate information and a better idea of the Chinese
market and our customers, which helped us a lot to address this specialized market. We appreciate your
help and we are looking forward to continuing to cooperate with you.”
Marketing and strategy managers who need to have clear information regarding the market
Sales people from equipment manufacturers as well as cell, panel, glass and EVA manufacturers.
System integrators, installers, distributors, power companies who need to contact suppliers.
Cell & Panel manufacturers wanting to use the data for better decision making.
Methodology
ENF collected company data through telephone interviews with each manufacturer (including follow-up
emails and faxes when requested). Aside from phone calls, ENF collected 20 companies' data through face-
to-face visits.
After collection of the data, each company was emailed their detailed information in Excel format, to check
that all facts were recorded properly.
Data Checks were performed using our previous reports and external data sources as references. In addition
further information on equipment details was gathered from direct contact with 64 equipment manufacturers
supplying to the China region. This cooperation gave us direct access to customer lists with which we could
further fill out missing equipment data that manufacturers were unwilling to disclose.
For those companies that gave partial information, estimates have been made for the missing information
based on information given by 3rd parties, logical conclusions (such as manufactured cell sizes based on the
cell sizes used in their panel production) and market trends from other Chinese survey participants
Contents
Cell manufacturers:
102 cell manufacturers included in the survey (up from 69 in the 3rd Edition survey)
ENF collected production and capacity data from 99 companies
Equipment data has been collected from 85 companies
473 panel manufacturers included in the survey (up from 349 in the 3rd Edition survey)
ENF collected production and capacity data from 440 companies
Equipment data has been collected from 436 companies
49 thin-film panel manufacturers included in the survey (up from 42 in the 3rd Edition survey)
ENF collected production and capacity data from 47 companies
Equipment data has been collected from 40 companies
Company data
Company Information
Cell Manufacturers
Panel Manufacturers
Panel Capacity (2002 to 2011)
Panel Production (2002 to 2011)
Cell Mix used (2007 to 2010)
Panel Power Range Produced (2007 to 2010)
Customers split by geographic regions (2009 & 2010)
Customers split by business type (2009 & 2010)
Production equipment details. Brand, model and number of pieces (laser scriber, tabber/stringer, laminator, framer, panel
tester)
Graphs
Tables
Market Share of Production Capacity, 2002-2011
Market Share of Production, 2002-2011
Market Share of External Cell Sales, 2002-2011
Market Share of Internal Cell Usage, 2002-2011
Graphs
Tables
Market Share of Production Capacity, 2002-2011
Market Share of Production, 2002-2011
Tables
Customer Split of Panel Production, 2009-2010
Market Share of Production Capacity, 2002-2011
Market Share of Production, 2002-2011